Mythic Whisper Poem A thin shiver of hush brushes your cheek,as if the dark itself has reached out to speak your name.Not darknesssomething older wearing the darklike a borrowed cloak.It moves with the ancient authorityof a presence that has crossedtoo many thresholdsto bother announcing itself.A breath stirs.Not wind.Not ghost.A hush with lineage,a sound born before… Continue reading Using Euphony in a Poem.
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The changing face of a poem.
“A decade can quietly reshape the syntax of our lives. Recently, I looked back at a poem I wrote in 2016 and felt the urge to revisit it—not just to polish the words, but to see how ten years of living might soften the edges. Here is where I began.” 2016: The Blueprint Ode to… Continue reading The changing face of a poem.
The Invisible Musician:Tuning the Mouth of a Poem.
The Invisible Musician: Tuning the Mouth of a Poem The Mouth as Instrument Imagine two poets standing before the same winter field. Both want to describe a freezing wind dragging itself across ice‑stiffened ground. One writes: The cold wind blew over the empty fields. The meaning is clear. The image is accurate. But the line… Continue reading The Invisible Musician:Tuning the Mouth of a Poem.
Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery 